Kwalata, Botswana - Alwyn Jordaan and Melanie Barnard are the 2015 Spirit of Africa champions.
Jordaan and Barnard, who finished third in 2014, come out on top of the 20 teams that made it to this year's finals at the Kwalata Game Reserve in Botswana - five intense days of 4x4 driving challenges over 30 technical stages that not only demanded precise driving skills but also total concentration.
Second were Piet and Benjamin Kotze, with Theuns Otto and Evert Agenbag third.
The 20 finalists were the cream of nearly 500 entries that competed in the elimination rounds at Zeerust between April and June this year, so the finals were a tense, close-fought affair.
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They were competing for five spots to represent South Africa in the inaugural Spirit of Amarok International 4x4 driving competition in Botswana in September.
There they'll face off against five teams from each of the other participating countries - Australia, Botswana and Namibia.